Driving instructor interventions during on-road tests of functionally impaired drivers: implications for test criteria

Author(s)
Di Stefano, M. MacDonald, W.
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Abstract

This study examines the types of driving errors associated with driving instructor interventions (DIIs) to maintain safety during tests conducted by specialist Occupational Therapists (OT) of drivers with diagnoses likely to be associated with cognitive impairment. A total of 256 report files were reviewed; average driver age was 60 years, 64 per cent were male and the most common diagnoses were CVA, dementia and behavioural disorders. The most frequently reported driving errors were associated with intersection negotiation, lane changing/diverging and position on the road, and at least one DII was recorded for 27 per cent of the sample. Results will be presented in relation to international research and the authors' previous findings concerning driving errors reported during older driver "review tests" by a licensing authority. The potential role of DIIs in evaluating the performance of older and/or impaired drivers will be discussed. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E210298.

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C 29132 (In: C 29121 CD-ROM) /83 / ITRD E210309
Source

In: Proceedings of the 2003 Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference 2003, Sydney, Australia, 24-26 September 2003, Pp

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